Sentences with phrase «which eurosceptic»

This impression has been exacerbated in recent days after more than two dozen Tory MPs rebelled over a Bill which Eurosceptic MPs believed further undermined Parliamentary sovereignty.

If anything, this has only reinforced the perception of a disconnect between mainstream elites and public concerns which Eurosceptic political entrepreneurs have been able to mobilise.

Not exact matches

«Emmanuel Macron would be bad for Brexit and Theresa May,» said the eurosceptic Daily Telegraph newspaper, which is close to May's Conservatives.

Hunt is a Eurosceptic who may well campaign for Leave, something which also has the potential to add either a booster or an anchor to his career.

An adjournment put forward by Roger Williams MP on reforming the common agricultural policy on Tuesday will also be worth a watch, if only to see which of the most excitable Eurosceptics get the wildest look in the eyes when discussing it.

In certain circumstances, she might be asked to make concession by the EU which would cause anger among right - wingers in her own party, Ukip and the eurosceptic press.

At domestic level the democratic crisis evolved instead into a political crisis which translated into the appointment of technical governments in countries such as Italy and Greece, and in the rise or strengthening of nationalistic and eurosceptic movements in several EU Member States.

Eurosceptic loathing is always entertaining, which may be why there are two Ukip outbursts in this top ten.

Goldsmith's support for Brexit, which many had assumed would be a major hindrance to his campaign, could even end up helping the Tories in more Eurosceptic outer London.

The Tories will either become non-attached MEPs, an ineffectual rump with zero influence, or they will have to cobble together an alliance with new eurosceptic parties such as the eurosceptic German AfD party, a move which would deeply sour relations with Ms Merkel.

But they also include others who joined the eurosceptic movement in the aftermath of this battle in the 1990s and early 2000s — which many did.

This position sits in stark contrast with the history of the party, which for many decades was characterised by a significant Eurosceptic wing which sat alongside a pro-integrationist flank.

Moderate revolutionaries, or eurosceptics, as we once called them, suddenly found themselves pushed into the ranks of europhiles; traditional pillars of the British society, whether judges or MPs, found themselves castigated as traitors to the true revolution, which - ironically - was carried out in the name of returning to British traditions.

The comments, which came as an aside during a case won by the government, triggered outrage among eurosceptics on the Tory backbenches, who said the UK had been tricked into believing it had an opt - out from the convention when Labour signed up during the Lisbon negotiations.

He argues that the money given by the UK to the EU is given to other parts of the country at the expense of England, which makes his party Eurosceptic.

Yet none of this stroppiness changes very much, which is partly why some Eurosceptic Tory MPs have been so dismissive about what they regard as lack of ambition.

Few seriously doubt that the then Foreign Secretary William Hague, as one of Britain's best parliamentarian's and a committed principled Eurosceptic, will fail to commence the serious work of renegotiating our country's relationship with the EU which no MEP can do.

The Commons» European scrutiny committee's chair, arch Tory eurosceptic Bill Cash, said: «The prime minister needs to be aware, as he discusses these matters in the European Council, that the debate has moved on from specific concerns about individual issues to fundamental questions which involve our democracy.»

The move will have dampened hostility towards the Tory leadership from the party's backbenches, which remain predominantly eurosceptic.

Eurosceptic feeling within the Conservative party has heightened in recent months as a result of the eurozone crisis, which is pulling the 18 member states with the euro closer together.

The eurosceptic party, which has 11 MEPs but no MPs in the Commons, is looking to capitalise after nearly half of David Cameron's backbenchers rebelled against his party on Europe.

Theresa May's party appeared to have benefited from an almost total collapse in the Ukip vote, which saw the Eurosceptic party shed councillors across the country.

Eurosceptic Tory backbenchers insist the treaty, which would allow 25 of the 27 EU member states to use EU institutions, buildings and enforcement mechanisms, contravenes EU law.

Meanwhile, the eurosceptic lobby group Open Europe highlighted a complex provision in the Lisbon treaty which allows the government to decide before June 2014 whether to continue to apply a raft of EU justice and policing laws past December 2014.

But senior figures are saying Cameron's handling of the EU referendum vote, in which he conceded that a bill should be passed in this parliament after initially saying this was unnecessary, had weakened him even in the eyes of Eurosceptics.

[62] Initially the AfD was a soft Eurosceptic party, that considered itself pro-Europe and pro-EU, but opposed the euro, which it believed had undermined European integration.

He will need to rebuild some of his links with us Conservative Eurosceptics if he wants other MPs to back any of his proposals, second any of his motions and help him get some airtime in a Parliament which requires numbers to achieve things.

Mistrusted in Britain — nice but dim IDS has sounded off again — Juncker is the candidate of the European People's Party (EPP), the main conservative bloc which won the most seats in May's European elections, despite the widespread Eurosceptic surge.

The intervention, which reflects the thinking of English Lib Dem MPs in seats where they face Eurosceptic pressure, has deeply annoyed Nick Clegg who does not want to reveal his hand before possible coalition negotiations.

Eurosceptic voters clearly now have few alternatives with the collapse of UKIP — which has only a handful of councillors left.

However much they like to pretend otherwise, it is they who are in smallish minority in the Conservative Party, which is now firmly Eurosceptic in outlook.

The suggestion, which was made today in a report from Eurosceptic think tank Open Europe and a version of which has already been aired by Labour's Rachel Reeves, would mean low - paid workers from EU countries lose an average of # 55 per week.

British MEPs 2007During a ceremony for the new Lisbon Treaty, British UKIP and eurosceptic Tory MEPs led a noisy protest which got out of hand.

It stems from a history of eurosceptic thinking which has always viewed the lending or giving up of sovereignty as intrinsically unpatriotic.

«The Blond Pimpernel may write newspaper articles which hint that he is Eurosceptic.

Most polling returns a figure somewhere around the 50 per cent mark for people wanting to leave the EU, and with Labour edging close to the Tories» eurosceptic rhetoric — which in turn has been egged on by the tub - thumping of Ukip — the Lib Dems remain alone in being unashamedly European.

The tactic provides a «third - way» for eurosceptics which would allow them to gradually pull back from the European project without proposing a revolutionary in - or - out change which could have far - reaching economic consequences.

Following a YouGov poll showing that the deeply eurosceptic UKIP holds a comfortable lead among those who intend to vote on May 22 comes a report from the Electoral Reform Society which reveals the extent of the rift between the European parliament and the British people.

Leaders of the EU's 27 member states will negotiate potential treaty changes on December 9th, in a summit which will be the focus of intensive scrutiny from eurosceptic Conservatives.

Rotherham told openDemocracy that during his time working for Vote Leave, he «was in touch with a range of Eurosceptic campaigners, of which VfB [Veterans for Britain] was one group» — which in itself breaks no rules.

So what we have got in microcosm is something we have had at every general election in my lifetime, which is that an essentially Eurosceptic electorate keeps returning essentially Europhile majorities to parliament.

Eurosceptics dismiss OBR prediction of # 59bn black hole which informed chancellor's cautious autumn statement

Eurosceptic Tory MP James Wharton, will introduce a bill to parliament which regretted the absence of legislation for an EU referendum.

The UK Independence party, which has historically put in a lacklustre performance in local elections, has been averaging 13 % of the vote in the seats it contested — five points higher than a year ago — making 2012 a record year for Nigel Farage's Eurosceptics.

Both Labour MPs and eurosceptic Tories expressed anger at the list, which some considered unfairly slanted towards pro-EU figures.

But general secretary Paul Oakley said it was «not all over at all» for the Eurosceptic party, which has suffered since the Brexit vote in 2016.

Europe has flared up again as eurosceptics put pressure on the prime minister ahead of his attempted renegotiation of Britain's EU membership terms, which can not begin formally until he wins an overall parliamentary majority or he secures agreement with the Liberal Democrats in a fresh coalition agreement.

The Ukip leader told Good Morning Britain there was «an element» of David Cameron's planning which suggested an important debate on British involvement had been held to disrupt the eurosceptics» meeting.

Prominent Eurosceptic Jacob Rees - Mogg described the idea as a «really daft proposal» which is «not workable».

The prime minister's pledge to hold an in - out referendum on a relatively short timetable is the «red meat» which has prompted prominent Eurosceptics, such as the former defence secretary Liam Fox, to express satisfaction with the speech.